About this episode

The episode features a discussion on fall movie offerings from indie labels and an interview with Charles Melton about his role in Beef.

David Canfield joins Katey and Chris Rosen to look at the fall offerings from the studio-based indie labels Focus Features, Sony Pictures Classics, and Searchlight Pictures. Then Katey talks to Charles Melton about how he tapped into his Gen Z side — as well as some very endearing cluelessness — to play his character Austin on the Emmy-nominated Beef. 00:00 Intro 01:24 Fall Preview: The Indie Labels 02:42 Searchlight's Big Bet: Wild Horse Nine 08:06 Behemoth Premieres At New York Film Fest 12:27 Sony Classics' Slate: Bunker And Beyond 13:40 John Turturro's Overdue Moment 18:25 Focus And The Obsession Phenomenon 21:53 Can Werewolf Follow Nosferatu? 25:22 Andrew Scott And Elsinore 31:45 Focus's Unsolved Mysteries 33:46 Women Directors 40:18 Next: Charles Melton 41:24 The Dinner That Launched Beef 43:37 Navigating Award Season Meetings 45:14 Directors As Film School 47:24 The Beef Viewing Diet 49:43 Why It's Funny, But Not Funny To Play 51:27 Austin's Dangerous Sweetness 54:22 Codependency, Books And Identity 55:36 Leaving The Role At Work 57:28 Playing Austin Davis 59:45 That Finale: A Happy Marriage? 01:01:47 What Do You Take From Every Role? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe…

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